In June 2023, Leslie Morris requested increased imaging production for the Emily Dickinson Family Library project.
She estimated 86,847 page-images remained, and calculated that at our current rate, we’d complete the project in 2034.
Through consultation, testing and evaluation, Houghton and Imaging Services revised the criteria for sorting the books that require a slower, more customized, photography service from books well-matched to our faster, standardized photography service. The updated sorting criteria dramatically increased the proportion of books to be routed to the higher-throughput service.
Subsequently, Imaging Services completed 6 batches between August 2023 and March 2024, with page-images totaling 11,035, an average 1,577 per month.
With 75,812 images remaining, and an average production rate of 1,577, our current projected completion date is March 03, 2028.
However, if we set a goal to end the project on June 30, 2026, our production rate needs to be 2,712 per month.